There are forces in life working for you and against you. One must distinguish the beneficial forces from the malevolent ones and choose correctly between them

Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength

English is necessary as at present original works of science are in English. I believe that in two decades times original works of science will start coming out in our languages. Then we can move over like the Japanese

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal

Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported?

We are firmly committed to helping Mauritius overcome this temporary phase and India can be a partner and can fully share its experiences, particularly in the areas of sugar and textile with you